FIRST ON WITN: Charges Filed In Crash That Killed Kinston Mom

Charges have been filed against the man troopers say caused a tractor trailer to swerve off the road and hit a mother and her toddler. The woman later died from her injuries, as did her unborn baby.

Court records show 62-year-old Fred Green of La Grange is charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle, along with a traffic violation of an unsafe movement. Troopers say Green was driving a pickup truck that pulled in front of a tractor trailer. The driver of the big rig swerved to miss the pickup truck, but he instead hit 22-year-old Tiffany Smith and her son. The woman was in the parking lot of BJ's Grill in La Grange when the accident happened last Tuesday.

Family members said they thought Smith would survive, but five days after the crash, she died at the hospital. She lost her unborn baby in the crash. Smith's 22-month-old son has been released from the hospital.

The funeral for Smith and her infant son are scheduled for Friday in Kinston.

Previous StoryNo charges yet in the fatal crash that killed a young mother in the east, but funeral arrangements have been announced.

The obituary for 22-year-old Tiffany Smith of Kinston says funerals for her and her infant son, Matthew Eugene Smith, are planned for Friday.

The obituary says the baby died November 6, the day of the crash; Tiffany passed away Sunday, five days after she was hit by a tractor-trailer leaving a La Grange restaurant. Her 22-month-old son survived.

The funeral is planned for 2:00 p.m. Friday at Garner Funeral Home.

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The woman who was hit by a tractor trailer in the parking lot of a restaurant in Lenoir County last week has died.

The Medical Examiner's Office in Greenville confirms Tiffany Smith has died. The 22-year-old and her two-year-old son were hit by an 18-wheeler in La Grange last Tuesday.

Troopers say a pickup truck switched lanes in front of the tractor trailer, causing it to slam on its brakes. The truck ended up in the restaurant's parking lot, hitting Smith and her son.

The Highway Patrol says the driver of the 18-wheeler will not be charged in the crash, but now that the mother has died they are conferring with the district attorney about what charges to bring against the pickup truck driver.

Family members tell WITN News that Smith went to South Lenoir High School and they thought she would make a full recovery. But relatives say on Sunday the woman's brain hemorrhaged and she suddenly died.

The woman's son, Deshawn, was released from the hospital and is now with his grandmother, according to relatives.

The family says Smith was pregnant and that she lost her unborn child prior to passing away.

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State troopers have released the names of a mother and child injured yesterday after a tractor tractor ran over them.

The woman has been identified as 22-year-old Tiffany Smith of Kinston. Her two-year-old son, Deshawn, was also injured. Vidant Medical Center said Wednesday their conditions are undetermined.

The Smiths were getting into their car at B.J.'s Grill on Highway 70 when troopers say the 18-wheeler struck them. The truck driver, Odert Hillis from Asheboro, was not injured.

Troopers say a pickup truck switched lanes in front of the big rig, causing it to slam on its brakes. The truck ended up in the restaurant's parking lot.

Troopers say the accident remains under investigation and no charges have been filed.

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A pregnant mother and her young son were injured this morning after troopers say their vehicle was run over by an 18-wheeler.

The crash happened around 11:30 a.m. on Highway 70 outside of La Grange.

Troopers say the tractor trailer was eastbound when a pickup truck in front of it switched lanes, forcing the big rig to slam on its brakes. The 18-wheeler ran off the road and into the parking lot of B.J.'s Grill.

Witnesses say a young mother and her 3 year old son had just left the restaurant and were getting into their vehicle when the truck struck them. Witnesses say the woman is 7 months pregnant and the child's foot was stuck under the front tire of the truck.

Both victims were flown to Vidant Medical Center. Troopers do not know their conditions and have not yet released their names.

The Highway Patrol says no charges have been filed in the crash.

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State troopers and emergency workers are at the scene of a serious accident in Lenoir County.

The Highway Patrol says a passenger vehicle was run over by an 18-wheeler on Highway 70 outside of La Grange. The accident happened around 11:30 a.m.

An eyewitness told WITN's Carly Swain that the big rig struck a parked car at B.J.'s Grill. That man tells us he saw what appeared to be a baby trapped in the vehicle.

Both the mother and baby were airlifted to Vidant Medical Center. Witnesses tell Lindsey Fry at the scene that the woman, who appears to be pregnant, was coming out of the restaurant with her baby and a food order. They tell us as she was opening her car door the truck struck them.

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